Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 390 · 40 questions

Thinking tip (How do you know?): A critical thinker asks “How do you know?”, checks the facts first, listens to both sides, looks for reasons and thinks before deciding. Not critical thinking: believing every rumour, deciding in a hurry, hearing only one side, copying what everyone does, sharing without checking. A new fact can change the answer — a good thinker changes their mind with proof.

1. 1.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
3. 3.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
4. 4.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
5. 5.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
6. 6.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) trusts any website (b) thinks before deciding (c) asks good questions (d) looks for reasons
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) copies what all do (c) listens to both sides (d) looks for reasons
8. 8.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) changes mind with proof (c) compares the options (d) ignores the facts
9. 9.True or false: “believes every rumour” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) thinks before deciding (b) checks the facts first (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) decides in a hurry
11. 11.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) shares without checking (c) looks for reasons (d) listens to both sides
12. 12.True or false: “looks for reasons” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
14. 14.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) checks the facts first (c) looks for reasons (d) hears only one side
16. 16.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
17. 17.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
18. 18.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) shares without checking (c) hears only one side (d) never asks why
19. 19.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “What makes it best?” (b) “Is it blue?” (c) “Where do I pay?” (d) “Can I buy two?”
20. 20.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) hears both sides (c) hears only a friend (d) backs the louder one
22. 22.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) shares without checking (c) compares the options (d) decides in a hurry
24. 24.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
25. 25.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
26. 26.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
27. 27.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Is it lunch yet?” (b) “Who cares?” (c) “How do you know?” (d) “Why bother?”
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) never asks why (c) checks the facts first (d) looks for reasons
29. 29.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “never asks why” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) believes every rumour (c) hears only one side (d) decides in a hurry
33. 33.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “asks good questions” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) trusts any website (c) ignores the facts (d) decides in a hurry
37. 37.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) never asks why (c) believes every rumour (d) checks the facts first
38. 38.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
39. 39.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
40. 40.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking

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